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Day: 5th November 2022

Times Cryptic Jumbo 1581 – He’s not the Messiah

Author   PenfoldPosted on 5th November 2022 at 12:11 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

An unremarkable, but perfectly acceptable, Jumbo.  Nothing too easy, nothing too hard.

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Times Cryptic No 28434 – Saturday, 29 October 2022. A dissolute chancer – or a frog??

Author   branchPosted on 5th November 2022 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I was amused by 24ac – nice images of kissing frogs. That answer also unlocked the last few clues at the bottom of the grid, so all the more welcome!

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